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Cech
Bellerin - Mertesacker - Koscielny - Monreal
Ramsey - Coquelin
Chamberlain - Özil - Cazorla
Walcott
I don't think we'll ever see Cazorla on the wing again, unless injury/ suspension forces it.
The midfield is so fluid that sometimes he ends up there, but he will be predominantly CM.
He won't be dropping Ramsey so unfortunately I doubt we'll see two pace men out wide. But I agree that Santi should be back in the middle of the park with Le Coq.----------------------Cech
Bellerin-Mertesacker-Koscielny-Monreal
---------------Coquelin-Cazorla
Chamberlain------Özil-----------Walcott
--------------------Giroud
Subs: Martinez, Debuchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Arteta, Ramsey, Alexis
A bit harsh on Ramsey, but I felt that he was the weakest of the midfield 3 options yesterday, whilst West Ham are too good for us to not play Coquelin as a protector.
That was a specific change for this game - he said that in the post game interview. The team may be better served with Cazorla's creativity in the CM role against West Ham. The manager has some tough decisions to make.Started there against Chelsea, unlike Wenger to mess with formation just for one game.
I'm up for Giroud being on the bench for this, needs a couple of sub appearance to finish off his fitness because he looked well off the pace in preseason.